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[CITE: 40USC484d]

 
             TITLE 40--PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
 
       CHAPTER 10--MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
 
                   SUBCHAPTER II--PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
Sec. 484d. Donation of forfeited vessels


(a) Eligible institutions; certification

    Whenever a vessel is forfeited to the United States, the vessel may 
be donated, in accordance with procedures under the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.), to an 
educational institution with a commercial fishing vessel safety program 
or other vessel safety, education and training program, if the 
institution has certified to the Federal officer referred to in 
subsection (b) of this section that the program includes at a minimum 
the following courses in vessel safety:
        (1) vessel stability;
        (2) firefighting;
        (3) shipboard first aid;
        (4) marine safety and survival; and
        (5) seamanship rules of the road.

(b) Terms and conditions

    The donation of a vessel under this section shall be made on terms 
and conditions considered appropriate by the Federal officer making such 
donation, including requirements that--
        (1) the educational institution must accept the vessel as is, 
    where it is, and without warranty of any kind and without any 
    representation as to its condition or suitability for use.\1\
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        (2) the educational institution shall be responsible for 
    maintaining the vessel;
        (3) the vessel shall be used only for instructing students in 
    vessel safety education and training programs;
        (4) if the vessel is eligible to be documented, it must be 
    documented by the educational institution as a vessel of the United 
    States under chapter 121 of title 46, and the requirements of 
    paragraph (5) of this subsection shall be noted on the permanent 
    record of the vessel;
        (5) the educational institution must obtain the prior approval 
    of the Administrator of General Services before disposing of the 
    vessel, and any proceeds from the disposal of the vessel shall be 
    payable to the United States Government; and
        (6) the vessel shall be inspected or regulated in the same 
    manner as a nautical school vessel under chapter 33 of title 46.

(c) United States liability

    The United States shall not be liable in an action arising out of 
the transfer or use of a vessel that has been transferred under this 
section.

(Pub. L. 99-640, Sec. 13(a)-(c), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3551.)

                       References in Text

    The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, 
referred to in subsec. (a), is act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, 63 Stat. 377, 
as amended. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see 
Short Title note set out under section 471 of this title and Tables.

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
1986, and not as a part of the Federal Property and Administrative 
Services Act of 1949, part of which comprises this chapter.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 46 sections 2101, 3305.
